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Steve Jobs voted the Most Influential Man In Video Gaming
lapa321:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/benzingainsights/2011/11/02/steve-jobs-voted-most-influential-man-in-video-games-igniting-a-firestorm-of-complaints/
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According to Eurogamer (via MyNintendoNews), the majority of the 1,000 people surveyed (26%) believe that Steve Jobs is the leading man who shaped video games. Meanwhile, Gabe Newell, the co-founder of Valve – one of the most influential companies in the industry – received only 16% of the votes. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario – the most recognizable game character in the world – received only 7% of the votes. Oddly, Mark Zuckerberg, a guy who hasn’t done a darn thing for gaming (not directly, at least), received 3% of the votes.
Before you attempt to wrap your head around these survey results, let’s look at the facts.
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AceHigh:
I am not surprised. iPhone is a gaming platform, just because those are casual games, doesn't mean that they aren't qualified as games. Also looking at how much time people spend with their iPhones playing those games, it wouldn't surprise me that iPhone gaming has a solid percentage in that area.
The disagreement as I suspect is in the wording: Jobs influenced the gaming by making a platform for it, not directly.
Muk666:
Would the result be the same if he was alive ? Doubt it.
Personally I dont agree with it but I cant really say I care that much.
Temuthril:
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